Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Chad
Chad: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad is 0.57 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad peaked at 0.81 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.24 %, in 1961.
Chad ranks 198th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.24 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.28 % | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.31 % | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.34 % | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.33 % | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.32 % | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.38 % | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.44 % | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.43 % | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.49 % | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.48 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.56 % | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.55 % | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.56 % | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.58 % | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.55 % | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.61 % | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.66 % | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.72 % | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.75 % | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.81 % | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.79 % | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.77 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.75 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.72 % | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.65 % | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6 % | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.58 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.57 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.57 % | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.57 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.01 %, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.57 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 35% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2578 % | 0.24 % | 0.28 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.328 % | 0.28 % | 0.38 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.438 % | 0.38 % | 0.49 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.562 % | 0.48 % | 0.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.769 % | 0.72 % | 0.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.611 % | 0.57 % | 0.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.57 % | 0.57 % | 0.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 195 Mayotte 0.67 % compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 0.63 % compare
- 197 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.62 % compare
- 199 Benin 0.56 % compare
- 200 Côte d'Ivoire 0.54 % compare
- 200 Cote d'Ivoire 0.54 % compare
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chad was 0.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 % in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Chad ranks 198th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.